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Sep 1, 2021 · For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth” ( Ruth 4:14-15 ). Obed is raised by Naomi and Ruth and eventually becomes the grandfather of David.
Dec 23, 2018 · He marries Ruth and she soon gives birth to a son named Obed, who becomes the grandfather of King David. Because the Messiah is prophesied to come from the House of David, both the greatest king in Israel's history and the future Messiah will both be descendants of Ruth—a Moabite woman who converted to Judaism.
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So what does it mean when it says a son is born to Naomi? Does this just mean a descendant (since her other sons died), or does she somehow have maternal status (which may be related to her nursing the child)?
Jan 16, 2024 · Thanks to Ruth, the family of Naomi (strangely, the text does not put it in terms of Elimelech or Mahlon) survives. The child born to Ruth and Boaz is “a son…born to Naomi” who will “renew her life.” For Naomi, Ruth is better than seven sons (Ruth 4:15), for she produces what Naomi’s sons failed to, an heir.
According to the Ruth Rabbah, Ruth was Orpah's sister and the two were daughters of Eglon, the king of Moab; according to the same text, Eglon was the son of Balak. Tamar Meir of the Jewish Women's Archive writes that Ruth and David being descended from these two men is seen as a "reward" for them. [3]
Jan 4, 2022 · Boaz and Ruth were married and soon had a son named Obed. Naomi’s misfortune had turned to joy as she became a grandmother. Obed would later become the grandfather of King David, who would also serve as an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Ruth is one of four women specifically named in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus.
Sep 27, 2022 · Ruth was “of the women of Moab” but was related to Israel through Lot, the nephew of Abraham ( Ruth 1:4; Genesis 11:31 ). Ruth lived in the period of the judges. She married the son of an Israelite family while they were living in Moab, but then her father-in-law, husband, and husband’s only brother all passed away.
